After Zilch shed all of their tears , Dennis's mother began asking them about their feelings " I felt scared , I've heard from the former master that any clones that managed to regain their free will are trained to be another kind of slave usually done so because any clone with free will is called a toy instead of a tool "
Dennis recalled Satin talking all about it while Zilch was by the side listening to it " I see , my rotten child , must've made you feel that way " her mother threw an ax again and turned to Dennis .
" I will be taking my grandchildren from you . Clearly , you are going to need to reflect on your actions " Dennis wasn't that threatened and prepared some humonculus that shared half her genes while mixing in random genes from the gene Collection and sent the three gifts away .
They were surprised by the new body they had , but even more surprised by the fact that Dennis was able to master it so well on her own " What can I say , I'm a fast learner " " Not fast enough in reading the mood " her mother said .
" I will take my grandchildren , while you will have to reflect on your actions " she glanced at the two " You two take care of Dennis , ask her for anything you need and Dennis , I will be watching you , young lady ! " her mother takes her grandchildren away , leaving Dennis with only the criminals .
' I guess this is good too , they'll be able to reflect on that question I asked and hopefully this would help in the future ' Dennis checks a paper her mother left ' Congratulatory party . It's supposed to be something that was for all of them to give thanks , but mostly it's also so that they can figure out ways to get close '
Dennis couldn't believe that she had reached the point where even Kings and Queens want her favor and couldn't help but feel pride , but then quickly threw it away , attributing her success to gifts ' I wouldn't have been able to do most of it without Saver , so I should really figure out how to have strength without using a source of power that isn't mine '
" Oh , that's right , I could just call that power , Sourceless . But even if the dream is far , there are always people making theirs come true "
Later , she was crowded by many gifts , as if it were her birthday or Christmas .
She didn't even know how it got to that point because everything between the entry to now felt like a blur because she lost focus and Let slowpoke get her forward in time faster after she zones out a bit ' I can't believe the habit I usually had of shutting my brain down still exist '
She worried that one day she might zone out for longer than she could handle and look at the gifts . She didn't have any of the skill cards because Deks took it with them .
She still has the Save and Load function that she mastered , but because Saver isn't around , her giftspace has shrunk and is full , keeping all the food inside through the other combined giftspaces that weren't very developed .
' Right , I could develop them . I can even figure out how to use Sourceless with them . ' so she begins to play with them . First , she needed to figure out how to expand the giftspace and targets Fill , Collect .
She first expanded Collection be adding more things and witnessed the gift's growth ' This is really good data ' she takes her seat , which was beside the presents for her and begins fiddling with her gifts , but also thought about the Association that came .
She was not sure if this Association was similar to the Interpretation of Gifts . And tested by thinking about Windows , figuring that the Association would clearly be the architecture and begins planning the interpretations , hoping that it would widen the giftspace .
' First , I need to see the gift ' a window that looked just like that one she has at home , appeared and it changes into the suites of Rule world . Then , proceeding with more Windows , it eventually turned to a window that showed her being carried around by her parents when she was young .
She stopped the changes and targeted the association possibly behind it . In the giftspace where Window was , walls began to form from it , then doors and then rooms . Slowly but surely , she imagined buildings and Filled the inside with furniture .
She then saw herself inside a room and opened her own eyes ' Oh no , maybe my imagination got the better of me ' Dennis thought and she looked at the place she was in , which was almost like somebody cast an arena spell and only brought her .
' Gifts sure are amazing to grow the more ideas I give . ' she wondered if Ideas were what gave these gifts more powers than being more proficient by using it ' I have to go back , though ' Dennis looks at an open trapdoor on the floor and jumps into it .
She fell into another room , surprised by the new but familiar format ' Wait a minute ' she looked outside the window and opened it to be hit by a gust of fresh and familiar air with nostalgia ' Amazing '
She was marveled by this gift and looked up at the trapdoor ' I didn't think it would do that ' Dennis then imagined the chair she sat and found herself back in the venue where she sees Zilch and Satin battling Willow and Hazel respectively .
Willow eventually outmatched Zilch's mana reserve while Hazel finally caught a String and began unraveling Satin . The crowd was marveled by the performance , while Dennis worried that there was not going to be anything that she can gain from these fights ' should I put an entrance fee ? Wouldn't want anyone using it as a testing ground for their power '
" DENNIS SHOW ME THE HUNK " Hazel said , making her intentions very clear . Hazel's mother wanted to beat her with a stick just for saying that , but was too far and not as publicly shamed as Dennis's mother to do that . A few ladies were also curious about what Dennis looked like .
And she could feel her mother's gaze that emitted her intentions ' Does mom just prefer having daughters as in-laws ? ' Dennis changes her gender , giving every girl a heartthrob and Hazel a nosebleed .
Willow caught Hazel and put her aside " As for me , I want you to change my gender instead " Dennis was surprised when he heard that " Really ? " " Can you not do it ? " Dennis looks at the direction of her mother playing with her grandchildren .
" Fine " Dennis performed a few Reviews and used Preview to confirm that Willow won't experience adverse effects . Once she was done , she swapped her gender with Willow , returning to her female form while Willow became a handsome elf .
" Hmm , I do see the semblance to my brother now " Willow said while the guests were surprised by the performance of Dennis and wondered how much she could do for others .
Dennis didn't want to stay here for too long because it was suffocating her social battery and her eldritch senses too . She approached the only place without any form of that eldritch presence , which was the giftholders she interacted with .
Dennis spots a few and quickly uses Review to confirm that these new giftholders possessed a gift that Filter had possessed , some of which she can simply Replicate , which caught her interest " I'm sorry about my attitude a while ago " one of them said and bowed .
The others also followed suit " It's fine , let's get this over with " Dennis rejected any form of offering gifts because with Replicate , she already had them all ' I even get to witness the process of creating gifts , but who knew these gifts could be made by using Fillers '
She felt a tap on her shoulder and on the metal coverings on her leg . She turned to see Zilch and down to see Satin " What do you two need ? " " More mana " Zilch said a little timidly , but several voices had whispered it , so it felt difficult to ascertain what they felt .
Dennis looked at the opponent , who seemed to be a sword wielder " I've won against your servants " they yelled while Dennis identified them as a native from Knight world .
She could feel a lot of eldritch presence from them , but mostly on the sword ' clearly a cheater ' " Sorry , but I said competitions never specified how many you gotta beat , but you only beat them in one competition , which hardly even counts after you severed the the mana strings with your gift "
Dennis had a thought , adding the condition that they have to be stronger than her , but that just makes it feel weird that she prefers to have someone beat her ' That wouldn't be the standards for marriage that mom would approve '
" Here , try again " Dennis ripped out a glowing and color-changing gemstone that seemed transparent and pushed it into Zilch's body " Go get em " Dennis went to her mom and asked the three " How's your body ? "
They all give a thumbs up while her mother starts putting some food on the table for the three and her own daughter . Dennis felt an uncharacteristic behavior from her mother " It's so nice of you to give up your mana source "
" Uhm your welcome ? " " Are you planning to do the same to Satin ? " " Oh sure " Dennis easily gave it all up , giving the different kinds of magic source and pushing it into Satin as gems were snared into the Strings they were made of .
Dennis begins to recall how Elron had artificially created her mana converter with his mana and begins to make hers without it . She first recalled its creation with mana and tries to imagine it without mana ' it's not like Elron's mana was in here , he just used mana to make an artificial source '
While her mother was spoiling her grandchildren , Dennis was creating a mana source that matched the one she gave out . She drew the formation of the mana source , which was as difficult as an ultimate spell , but once complete , it began draining her food reserves .
An ocean of mana was about to form , but she slowed it before it did ' Good thing I left it in my giftspace ' she turned to her mom and looked at the battle , which had suddenly become more magic-based thanks to a more accessible source ' It's not as much because they converted the original to sources that's in Satin now '
Dennis looks at her magic source and wants to sell it , but the problem was that without Slowpoke , nobody could handle the ocean of mana it produces or supply the input ' And there is no way someone would want to get mana overload . But I do want to improve this '
Dennis checks Exponent , which was a gift that multiplies the value of any value to itself ' It's a powerful gift , but it is also restricted ' Dennis imagined how exponents work by imagining the area of a square and volume of a cube , but then couldn't imagine an image of anything to the power of four .
' Maybe the weaker version would be Multiply and if I consider the math Association , it won't be wrong for that to be the case ' she wonders if she could figure out how this thing was able to simply create something out of nothing according to Definition .
' This will be a good reference to figure out creation from nothing ' Dennis had imagined a possibility of using Exponents to figure out how it can cause growth by simply Multiplying values by itself without consuming outside resource .
' It could be possible to create something by adding another dimension on things . I did hear about a lot of stories about some dimension having infinite energy , but the problem is that there is a difficulty in accessing it '
She also thought about the lack of eldritch presence in the artificial mana converter and thought of making a vis converter too , so that she has a good supply of Vis that doesn't require her to take it from Vis world .
' But the problem is , I need to figure out how to make one . What's more , I'd also like to get a converter for ... Yeah , Field should be what I call the superpower energy that Arrows is using to create superpowers . But Field is much different from Vis and Mana , both are expendable , while Field is a sort of an access resource that's convertible , with the only limitation being speed of conversion , which can be compensated by more pipes '
She has a lot of investigating that she needs to do , but the best place to start is to ask Elron for help in creating a Vis converter . She looks at the direction of Willow's table , where his father was having many mixed feelings about Willow being a son while her mother had accepted that her daughter was this open-minded .
" Oh , I still haven't told you what I was proud of " her mother said and Dennis turned and saw her mother with her Eyes closed .
" After looking at Zilch and Satin , I learned that they heavily relied on you for Mana , so they had a sense of dependency that they needed you , so I felt so proud of you giving up that magic source . I had a terrible imaginary vision of a controlling future version of you , although I was very glad you still respect me in that future to split your skull in two "
Dennis figured that her mother knew how to control Eye now and wasn't using it ' So that's why ' Dennis decides to hide the real reason because she only threw away her magic sources because she didn't want the two to lose so easily .
' I'd better keep that a secret ' Dennis watched Zilch and Saver ask with their more human voice and speech " What about you ? " Dennis figured they might have been in the middle of a reflection about self-identity and commented .
" I guess you can think of me as a cold , calculating person because more often than not , I don't see a lot of people as people unless they are people I care about . It's why I tell you and Deks to be respectful to people close to us , like Willow or Lute and you know "
" What about me ? " Yeld asked " I mean , if you want to compare yourself , if you did get something from someone else , you would get caught , since your ability is more visible compared to these two"
" Can't I make other things too , like how Saver and Deks make copies ? " Dennis had a thought and hit her neck like there was a fly on it " Right now , you are reflecting on yourself as a person , alright , don't go pushing my head into that train of thoughts "
" But we're gifts " Yeld said " You will get what I mean when I mean eventually " ' They are the youngest , so it would make sense to leave the older ones to teach them stuff '
Dennis thought and looked at the small table her mother had taken to gain as much privacy " I thought you'd want to talk to others too " " Already did and I want to spend more time with my grandchildren . They are so young yet already know so much . Is it because of their status as a part of a higher being "
" Do I really have to keep up this Attention Saving effect ? " Dennis asked knowing Saver had been doing it for the family before " Why not , I can't have you stressing my grandchildren . You're gonna have to handle all of the Savers that you asked Saver to maintain , which shouldn't be too difficult if you were able to indulge in cup noodles and premade meals , while watching shows , movies and playing different kinds of games "
" How am I going to explain this to your friends ? " " Just send them a clone , I'm sure they would appreciate the extra security after they saw your massive giftspace " " And you ? " " Obviously , give me one too , since you have a gift that can reach through worlds , may as well use it properly right ? "
' I don't want to imagine the awkwardness of being aware of Mom's friends' activities ' Dennis thought of how Strings can easily be caught if anyone had good eyes like her mother ' Maybe I can think of another dimension ? '
Suddenly , a giftspace idea hit her as she began fiddling with it while she continued to ignore the notifications of some offers that her phone was attracting .
Her mother pinches her face " That phone has been ringing . Can you go out and handle it ? " " Alright , alright " Dennis leaves and follows the messages to see the same cyborg that she had talked yesterday .
" You again ? " " I'm not going to talk about marriage , I'm planning to ask something bigger " the cyborg takes off the digital mask to show their face " Cybernetic eyes ? That's so cyberpunk "
" Yes , we do provide a lot of cybernetic enhancements , but the nanomachiens are the most popular and non-invasive " " Then what do you call me for ? " " I want to talk about whether you have encountered any higher beings "
Dennis noticed that some nanomachines were creating a sound barrier " No , I only heard about it , I learned about it while I was inside my giftspace . You planning to tell me ? "
" Depends , but first I would like you to allow us to access your sentenced slave " " Do I get payment for acquiring the information ? " " You do , however , the paperwork will take a long time to classify you , your current classification is an independent information broker . "
Dennis already worked up a plan based on her understanding of the bureaucracy " Okay , but I'll give you a reflection familiar that has those memories , it takes too damn long and is too inconvenient if I give you my two slaves "
" Then could I trouble you to submit it on a USB like the one you handed to the security head " Dennis manifested one USB " Here , take it , I made one that acts a lot like an AI "
They were surprised that Dennis could make improvements in such a short time when previously she had given a USB that contained detailed visual and audio memories of a clone .
Upon handing those over , the cyborg noticed that Dennis had a few moments of accelerated thinking " Why are you peeking in my biodata ? " " Oh sorry , I was just surprised , your knowledge vault previously didn't have the skills needed to form these "
" Knowledge vault ? " " It is what we use to categorise a person's knowledge level , it's a very advanced tech that scans your brain for it " Dennis tries to sense any eldritch presence because she doesn't believe that such a thing was possible without their help .
" What a high-tech tool , seems pretty impossible with technology " " It is possible " they said with confidence ' It shouldn't be or does the Filler show up like normal knowledge through this knowledge vault ? '
She put her thoughts aside and sent a clone to get information on the knowledge vault while she forms another USB from Zilch's memories " This one has no AI because they were treated as a tool "
" Thank you , I'll have the payment transferred to your account . The currency is quite strong since it comes from the deeper worlds " Dennis wondered if she could go deeper into the United Worlds because there were stories about their products .
' No mom will prohibit it , plus I still have to finish my culture course program ' she thinks of her college program and wants to graduate because if her mother were going to keep Saver , she would not be able to Save the attention .
' I should use Shelves to manage the filler knowledge but since Saver or the other two never bought it out before , they might've only been subconsciously using filler knowledge . '
" Thanks for the money " " How did you achieve that instance of quick thoughts ? " the cyborg asked and Dennis said " I don't even know your name and you keep probing around my biodata "
" Didn't I send you an introduction of myself ? " Dennis predicted a possibility and mentioned " Maybe it doesn't download to my brain because I don't have adjustments as invasive as yours "
" Oh that's right , then the old ways it is . Call me Victor " " Okay , be on your way now " Dennis leaves , not bothering to shake his hand as she went back to her table and looked at the nanomachines , as well as had a look at the knowledge vault information that her clone got her .
' So it's like a skill tree to show what kind of possible thoughts the person can generate on the topic they are reflecting on . Kinda stupid , but it is useful in education especially '
Dennis wanted to download it , but after checking the store that sells programs for nanomachines , there was a humongous price tag on it and a notification of her bank account receiving money appeared .
' I could use that ' Dennis purchased the knowledge vault program and used it immediately ' Okay , so that's why it was that expensive ' a window showed that the nanomachines would have to take on another form to be able to create a visual map of her knowledge vault .
" I need to use the restroom " Dennis activated the knowledge vault and she was then shown a massive virtual sky showing stars each representing the knowledge she possessed .
' This is amazing ' Dennis looks around , clicking on one star and it shines a light that connects it to another star like a constellation . It asked if she wants to learn about the connected topics or strengthen retention and comprehension of the subjects and those related to it .
' This is such an advanced tool ' Dennis could imagine how useful it was and sent a clone to add the knowledge vault course program in ' I can't believe there is an entire industry around this ' the clone also came across some surprise because it seemed to be a known fact that Dennis was in another world supposedly .
' It's such a convenient gift to allow me to extend my clones out to other places ' String had its definition and influence stretched to accommodate a more privatized network to connect to the clones like the internet .
' Normally there would've been a cognitive demand for processing different types of information , but that matters less when I am connected to different brains '
Dennis returned to her seat and continued distributing her clones around to get them to bring her resources using the reward money in her bank account .
" Dennis " her mother said " I know it's bad that I'm doing other things , but if I don't , then I get bored and it will soon devolve into playing games like when I was much younger "
" No , distributing clones to handle tasks is fine , I actually wondered if you could send one to handle the slaves you have at home , I think they have earned enough to change jobs , don't you think "
' Oh , right , I do have some ' " Also , maybe thanks to your demand for mini Savers , Saver is looking for any kind of stimulation " Dennis looked at Saver , who was playing with several different consoles , stretching out tendrils to play them like she did " They're addicted thanks to you "
" But the two aren't " " only cause they are young , who knows what stimulation they will become addicted to if they stay with you for too long . Make sure you raised them well , they are very good at studying and learning , but it seems like that's all they actually do in life wish you could let them indulge a little bit "
Dennis looks at the three who should be much , much younger than her , but due to their origin might be more ahead of her " Alright , fine " ' Guess I'll just have to figure it out by trial and error '
She continues to use the clones , passing through immigration and having to handle many matters because of her new clone network . While her world's government had to help because she had become a valuable human resource overnight , capable of gaining favor due to what occurred .
There was even a proposition to promote her as a graduate because she had proven herself more than capable as a combat resource . However , her mother had intervened before this party through a friend to restrict such promotion , while telling her friend to relay a better suggestion to simply test Dennis so she would no longer be a student .
' Dennis was right about gifts , you can grow them if you focus hard enough and if you are capable of understanding their many uses ' but seeing the gifts inside Dennis grow at an exponential rate , her mother couldn't help but think that Dennis was becoming less and less human because of her interactions with those gifts .
' Well , she already is if she can move that quickly , but I just don't know how she moves so quickly . Is there something that I am not understanding at all ? ' she suddenly becomes more curious about the gift , the same curiosity that had become the main attraction of her gift and worries that her daughter might have a lot of things she will demand later on .
' I better let her out of the nest soon , she has stopped my aging , but I can't keep handling everything , better for her to be independent or leave the nest ' but her mother still felt very glad hearing her daughter gain a lot of marriage proposal thinking .
' Even though it's mostly political , she can still find love as long as she let's them in '
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